速成英语口语第四册 Lesson7:A New Friend

Lesson 7 Key Conversation A New Friend

Melinda: I've had my heart set on getting a Yorkie for a long time.

Clerk: Well, it looks like he's already made up his mind about you!

Melinda: I heard they bark a lot, though, and I live in an apartment.

Clerk: It's true that they are good watch dogs, but they can be taught to be quiet.

Melinda: Are they hard to housetrain?

Clerk: No. Many people just use training pads in the house to start off with, and then walks as they get older.

Melinda: Does he have all his shots?

Clerk: Yes, he's had his rabies and all his basic puppy¹ immunizations.

Melinda: Great! What about getting him fixed²?

Clerk: We have an in-house vet³ you can schedule that with.

Melinda: Thanks for all your help. He's going to make a great addition to the family.

 

第7课 新朋友

梅琳达：很长一段时间以来，我一直想要得到一只约克犬。

店员：看来他已经对你芳心暗许了！

梅琳达：不过我听说它们经常吠叫，我住在一套公寓里。

店员：它们的确是很好的看门狗，但你可以教它们保持安静。

梅琳达：他们很难接受家庭训练吗？

店员：没有。很多人只是在家里用训练垫开始训练，然后随着年龄的增长训练。

梅琳达：他接种了所有的疫苗吗？

店员：是的，他已经接种了狂犬病疫苗和所有基本的小狗疫苗。

梅琳达：太好了！怎么给它看病？

职员：我们有一位内部兽医，你可以和他一起安排。

梅琳达：谢谢你的帮助。他将为这个家庭增添一笔可观的财富。

1 puppy   

n.小狗，幼犬

参考例句：

• You must school your puppy to obey you.你要训练你的小狗服从你。
• Their lively puppy frisks all over the house.他们的小狗在屋里到处欢快地蹦跳。

2 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

3 vet   

n.兽医，退役军人；vt.检查

参考例句：

• I took my dog to the vet.我把狗带到兽医诊所看病。
• Someone should vet this report before it goes out.这篇报道发表之前应该有人对它进行详查。